Antique 1870s A+ German Highbrow X Lg China Doll w Rare Molded Necklace DG51

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Antique 1870s A+ German Highbrow X Lg China Doll w Rare Molded Necklace DG51:
$332.07

GermanLowbrow China Doll

Height: 25” tall

Marks: none, made in Germany

Age:c1870s-mid 1880s

DollDetails:

Thisweek we have a small but quite varied collection of black and blonde haired lowbrow china dolls from a collector who specialized in Hertwig andother early German dolls. This is the best of the best- a simply gorgeous, early highbrow lady with a rare blue and red molded necklace!

ThisGerman lady is a beauty, with a very deep shoulderplate with sloped shoulders and great curly hair and high forehead- the back of the hair is particularly fine, with rows and rows of symmetrical locks of hair. The molded \'bead\' necklace is meant to represent a fine strand of pearls alternating with blue beads, strung on a double row of red \'strings\', with a larger \'pearl\' as the center pendant- very, very fine, and we have not seen another precisely like this in all our years of sales.

Herface is quite striking, with a lovely symmetrical center part hairstyle with fine white part line. Her face has brightly painted pink cheeks, a beestung pinkheart mouth with greatly upturned smile line, bright sky blue eyes with black and red lid lines, very well defined eyelids, and small black pupils, red \'circle\' nostril dots, and very thinlong one-stroke symmetrical black brows- these are reallynice. Her expression is quite cheery and serene, as you can see. She has a tiny factory rough edge to the edge of her shoulderplate, but the head and shoulderplate have no chips or cracks. Slight paintloss as is so often found on back of hair. She isn\'t marked that we can see as to maker, but wesuspect she\'s by one of the better firms, possiblyy Hertwig. Verydelicately painted, her head has beautiful bright white china.

Her sawdust or excelsior stuffed corset waist muslin body is the original owner made body, with many repairs to the seams over the years. Someone in the past has made her a darling new set of leather hands with very finely stitched fingers; made of glove leather, these probably date to c1940s or so and are likely copies of the original (probably leather too) hands. Her vintage petticoat and red belt are sewn to the body. Slight dust and vintage dirt to crevices as to be expected.

CostumeDetails:

Dress: A really charming handmade sateen print dress, probably made for the doll of earlier 1930s dress scraps; c1940s era, all handsewn

Undergarments: two different antique petticoats, antique chemise with cap sleeves and antique fancy pantaloons with lace; obviously madefor the doll from earlier antique materials; some wear to lace, stains and fading, c1900s-20s eras.

Stockings: nice knit black doll socks, c1960s

Shoes: vintage velveteen tall doll boots with laces, c1960s

A very pretty girlie- very fancy indeed!

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